"You shall also makea plateof puregoldand shall engraveon it, like the engravingsof a seal,Holyto the LORD.'
The sonsof Amramwere Aaronand Moses.And Aaronwas setapartto sanctifyhim as mostholy,he and his sonsforever,to burnincensebeforethe LORD,to ministerto Him and to blessin His nameforever.
Your testimoniesare fullyconfirmed;HolinessbefitsYour house,O LORD,forevermore.
and you shall be to Me a kingdomof priestsand a holynation.'Theseare the wordsthat you shall speakto the sonsof Israel."
"As a jewelerengravesa signet,you shall engravethe twostonesaccordingto the namesof the sonsof Israel;you shall setthem in filigree[settings] of gold.
"It shall be on Aaronwhen he ministers;and its tinklingshall be heardwhen he entersand leavesthe holyplace beforethe LORD,so that he will not die.
"You shall fastenit on a bluecord,and it shall be on the turban;it shall be at the frontof the turban.
"You shall taketwoonyxstonesand engraveon them the namesof the sonsof Israel,
and you shall setthe turbanon his headand putthe holycrownon the turban.
They madethe tunicsof finelywovenlinenfor Aaronand his sons,
They madethe plateof the holycrownof puregold,and inscribedit like the engravingsof a signet,"Holyto the LORD."
They fasteneda bluecordto it, to fastenit on the turbanabove,justas the LORDhad commandedMoses.
Her gainand her harlot'swageswill be setapartto the LORD;it will not be storedup or hoarded,but her gainwill becomesufficientfoodand choiceattirefor those who dwellin the presenceof the LORD.
"Thisis the lawof the house:its entireareaon the topof the mountainallaround[shall be] mostholy.Behold,thisis the lawof the house.
Then Mosessaidto Aaron,"It is whatthe LORDspoke,saying,By those who comenearMe I will be treatedas holy,And beforeallthe peopleI will be honored.'"So Aaron,therefore, keptsilent.
"Speakto allthe congregationof the sonsof Israeland sayto them, 'You shall be holy,for I the LORDyour Godam holy.
He also placedthe turbanon his head,and on the turban,at its front,he placedthe goldenplate,the holycrown,justas the LORDhad commandedMoses.
In that daythere will [be inscribed] on the bellsof the horses,"HOLYTO THE LORD."And the cookingpotsin the LORD'Shousewill be like the bowlsbeforethe altar.
Pursuepeacewith all men,and the sanctificationwithoutwhichno onewill seethe Lord.
For it was fittingfor us to have sucha high priest,holy,innocent,undefiled,separatedfrom sinnersand exaltedabove the heavens;
But you are A CHOSENRACE,A royalPRIESTHOOD,A HOLYNATION,A PEOPLEFOR [God's] OWN POSSESSION,sothat you may proclaimthe excellenciesof Him who has calledyou out of darknessinto His marvelouslight;
and nothingunclean,and noone who practicesabominationand lying,shall evercomeinto it, but onlythosewhose names are writtenin the Lamb'sbookof life.
